WAT NOINA (วัดน้อยหน่า) |
Wat Noina or the Monastery of the Custard Apple is a not restored ruin located off the city island in the southern area of Ayutthaya in Pak Kran Sub-district. Wat Noina was situated west of Khlong Khu Cham and south of the Chao Phraya River, just southeast of Wat Phutthaisawan. Wat Tamnak and Wat Tawet were situated south of it. The site lies within a village community, which uses it for farming purposes. In situ is a brick mound with fragmented Buddha statues. Part of wall foundations still can be seen. Its historical background and period of construction are unknown. The remnants of Wat Noina are located in geographical coordinates: 14° 20' 19.07" N, 100° 33' 43.20" E. |
Text, maps & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - April 2009 Updated January 2015 |
(Location of Wat Noina) |
(Fragments of Buddha statues and stucco) |
(Fragment of a Buddha statue) |
(Fragment of a Buddha statue) |
(Another view of the brick mound) |
(Detail of a 2007 Fine Arts Department GIS map - Courtesy of the Fine Arts Department - 3th Region) |